Previewing Mass Change Operations
The second step in the Perform Mass Change window is to preview the mass change that you have defined. This step indicates the action that is going to occur and presents an Object List table to allow you to preview the change.
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The table displays all objects that are eligible as well as excluded from the mass change operation. Excluded objects are displayed with a strikethrough.
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The following columns appear in the Object List table.
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Column
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Description
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Number
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The number for the assembly to be changed.
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Version
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The version of the assembly.
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Name
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The name of the assembly.
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State
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The current position of the assembly in the life cycle process.
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Context
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The name of the context, such as product or library, in which the assembly is stored.
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Exclusion Message
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The reason an object was excluded from the mass change operation.
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The Preview Mass Change page provides the following actions:
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Action
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Description
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Include
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Include the selected object if it is excluded manually.
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Exclude
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Manually exclude the selected object.
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Export List to File
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A list of available formats will appear next to the Export List to File option. Select the format in which you would like to export your table information; for example, HTML, XLS, or TEXT.
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After clicking Finish, the objects specified in the Object List table that you did not manually exclude are updated according to the operation.